650 €
Estimated vinyl value [2026 Valuation]
Technical Identification Sheet
| RELEASE NUMBER (Discogs ID) | 26538182 |
| Excel File Row | 337 |
| Date Added to Archive | 27/09/2026, 14:10:37 |
| Pressing Year | 2023 |
| Pressing Type (Press) | COFANETTO LIMITED LP |
| Country of Pressing | Europe |
| Record Label | Pink Floyd Records |
| Stereo / Mono | STEREO |
| Catalogue Number | 0190296203671 |
| Barcode | 0190296203671 |
| Matrix / Runout Side A | ("Cofanetto REPRESS 50th anniversario LP Dark Side of The Moon distribuito il 21-mar-2023" imballo e seriale POZZOLI 12-dic-2022""Box Set early 1st batch") |
| Matrix / Runout Side B | - |
| Sleeve Condition | SS |
| Media Condition | SS |
| Inner Sleeve Condition | SS |
| Genre | Experimental/Psychedelic Rock |
| External Link | View Original Release ↗ |
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Story & Background
For this 2023 limited box set copy, it is essential to retrace the genesis of the iconic original cover of "Dark Side of the Moon" from 1973. Pink Floyd, keen for an image that transcended the narrative photographs typical of Hipgnosis, requested a design from Storm Thorgerson that was "intelligent, elegant and bold", but above all abstract. Among seven initial proposals, the celebrated design of the prism refracting a ray of white light into the colour spectrum was unanimously chosen by the four members, in a matter of seconds. This extraordinary visual simplicity, directly inspired by their revolutionary live light shows and the metaphor of fragmentation and unity, became not only an immediate symbol for the album but also a perfect representation of its thematic and sonic richness. It embodied the fusion of diverse concepts – time, madness, greed, death – into a single, complex emotional experience. The design, which Thorgerson himself defined as "a visual expression of music in an abstract and timeless way", is universally recognised as one of the most powerful and enduring in music history, a true masterpiece of iconic minimalism.